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Upcoming launches include: BlueBird Block 1 from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral on Sep 12 (08:52 UTC) and Starlink G 9-6 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB on Sep 13 (01:45 UTC) and Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral on Sep 15 (22:57 UTC)
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| NET UTC | Event Details |
|---|---|
| Sep 12, 08:52 | BlueBird Block 1 Falcon 9, SLC-40 |
| Sep 13, 01:45:00 | Starlink G 9-6 Falcon 9, SLC-4E |
| Sep 13 | Polaris Dawn Starlink Demo Press Event, Space |
| Sep 15, 22 PM | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) Falcon 9, SLC-40 |
| Sep 25, 18:28 | Crew-9 Falcon 9, SLC-40 |
| Q3 2024 | 4x Astranis MicroGEO Falcon 9, SLC-40 |
| NET September | OneWeb 20 Falcon 9, SLC-4E |
| NET September | Integrated Flight Test 5 Starship, OLM-A |
| Oct 07, 14:52 | Hera Falcon 9, SLC-40 |
| Oct 10, 16:31 | Europa Clipper Falcon Heavy, LC-39A |
| Oct 16, 10 AM | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 Falcon 9, SLC-40 |
| NET October | Koreasat 6A Falcon 9, Unknown Pad |
Bot generated on 2024-09-13
Data from https://thespacedevs.com/
Starbase Road Closures
No road closures currently scheduled
No transportation delays currently scheduled
Falcon Active Cores
| Core Number | Next Assigment | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| B1061 | TBD | 22 |
| B1063 | TBD | 20 |
| B1064 FH | Europa Clipper | 5 |
| B1065 FH | Europa Clipper | 5 |
| B1067 | TBD | 21 |
| B1069 | TBD | 18 |
| B1071 | Starlink G 9-6 | 17 |
| B1072 FH | TBD | 1 |
| B1073 | TBD | 17 |
| B1075 | TBD | 12 |
| B1077 | TBD | 15 |
| B1076 | TBD | 16 |
| B1078 | BlueBird Block 1 | 13 |
| B1080 | TBD | 10 |
| B1081 | TBD | 9 |
| B1082 | TBD | 6 |
| B1083 | TBD | 4 |
| B1086 FH | TBD | 1 |
| B1085 | Crew-9 | 1 |
| COMPLETE CORE LIST |
Bot generated on 2024-09-13
Data from https://thespacedevs.com/[](/# Cores Table End)
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r/SpaceX BlueBird Block 1 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX BlueBird Block 1 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
[](/# MC // AUTO)
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 12 2024, 08:52 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 12 2024, 04:52 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 12 2024, 08:52 - Sep 12 2024, 12:52 |
| Payload | BlueBird Block 1 |
| Customer | |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 30% GO (Cumulus Clouds Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Surface Electric Fields Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1078-13 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1078 has landed back at the launch site after its 13th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | N/A |
[](/# MC // section events)
Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T--1d 7h 47m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-09-12T12:07:00Z | Signal acquired with all 5 satellites | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-09-12T10:02:00Z | All 5 satellites have been deployed. | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-09-12T08:52:00Z | Liftoff! | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-09-12T07:36:00Z | Official Webcast by AST SpaceMobile has started | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-09-12T04:45:00Z | Tweaked launch window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-09-11T15:00:00Z | Weather is 30% favorable for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 7) 2024-09-08T02:14:00Z | Tweaked launch window per marine navigation warnings. | |
| [](/# MC // row 8) 2024-09-04T13:11:00Z | Adding launch date and time. | |
| [](/# MC // row 9) 2024-09-01T02:01:34Z | Changed launch pad - NET mid-September. | |
| [](/# MC // row 10) 2024-07-26T14:05:29Z | NET September. | |
| [](/# MC // row 11) 2024-04-02T01:52:34Z | NET Q3 2024. | |
| [](/# MC // row 12) 2024-01-19T18:24:05Z | Delayed to Q2 2024 | |
| [](/# MC // row 13) 2024-01-07T05:24:30Z | NET March 2024. | |
| [](/# MC // row 14) 2022-08-19T07:19:31Z | Adding launch NET late 2023 |
[](/# MC // section viewing)
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Official Webcast | AST SpaceMobile |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | X |
[](/# MC // section stats)
Stats
☑️ 403rd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 349th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 44th landing on LZ-1
☑️ 19th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 91st SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 43rd launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 6 days, 17:19:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
[](/# MC // section mission)
Launch Weather Forecast
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[](/# MC // section landing)
[](/# MC // section resources)
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08:54 UTC
r/SpaceX Starlink 9-6 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
[](/# MC // section intro)
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 9-6 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
[](/# MC // AUTO)
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 13 2024, 01:45:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 12 2024, 18:45:00 PM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 13 2024, 01:45:00 - Sep 13 2024, 04:49:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 9-6 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1071-18 |
| Landing | Falcon 9 first stage B1071 will land on ASDS OCISLY after its 18th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | N/A |
[](/# MC // section events)
Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T+0d 0h 40m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-09-12T20:14:00Z | Launch window is accurate to the second | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-09-12T20:13:00Z | Setting GO | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-09-12T00:11:00Z | Delayed to NET September 13 UTC per NOTAMs. | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-09-11T07:47:00Z | Tweaked T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-09-08T13:58:00Z | Tweaked launch window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-09-06T16:27:00Z | Targeting NET September 12 UTC per NOTAMs A1585/24 & R0237/24. |
[](/# MC // section viewing)
Watch the launch live
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|---|---|
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| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | X |
[](/# MC // section stats)
Stats
☑️ 404th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 350th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 102nd landing on OCISLY
☑️ 20th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 92nd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 30th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 6 days, 22:25:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
[](/# MC // section mission)
Launch Weather Forecast
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 13.5°C |
| Humidity | 99% |
| Precipitation | 0.0 mm (0%) |
| Cloud cover | 100 % |
| Windspeed (at ground level) | 17.7 m/s |
| Visibillity | 0.2 km |
[](/# MC // section landing)
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02:48 UTC
Finally! POLARIS DAWN launches on the journey of a lifetime!
10:07 UTC
r/SpaceX NROL-113 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
[](/# MC // section intro)
Welcome to the r/SpaceX NROL-113 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
[](/# MC // AUTO)
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 06 2024, 03:20 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 05 2024, 20:20 PM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 06 2024, 03:20 - Sep 06 2024, 05:14 |
| Payload | NROL-113 |
| Customer | National Reconnaissance Office |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1063-20 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 20th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | N/A |
[](/# MC // section events)
Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T--1d 0h 2m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-09-06T05:13:00Z | Launch success. | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-09-06T03:20:00Z | Liftoff. | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-09-04T23:20:00Z | GO for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-09-03T00:48:43Z | NET September 6 UTC per marine navigation warnings. | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-09-01T01:57:55Z | NET September 5 UTC per NOTAMs A1065/24. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-08-31T10:25:32Z | No longer listed on NRO's mission launch page as of this moment. | |
| [](/# MC // row 7) 2024-08-27T16:41:52Z | Rescheduled for September 3 UTC. | |
| [](/# MC // row 8) 2024-08-23T16:23:25Z | Added launch (NRO launch number via https://www.countyofsb.org/4225/VSFB-SpaceX). |
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[](/# MC // section stats)
Stats
☑️ 401st SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 347th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 102nd landing on OCISLY
☑️ 17th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 89th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 29th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 5 days, 18:32:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
[](/# MC // section mission)
Launch Weather Forecast
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[](/# MC // section landing)
[](/# MC // section resources)
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15:24 UTC
r/SpaceX Starlink 8-11 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
[](/# MC // section intro)
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 8-11 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
[](/# MC // AUTO)
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 05 2024, 15:33:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 05 2024, 11:33:00 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 05 2024, 12:35:00 - Sep 05 2024, 16:31:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 8-11 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 75% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Rules) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1077-15 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1077 landed on ASDS JRTI after its 15th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | N/A |
[](/# MC // section events)
Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T--2d 23h 59m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-09-05T16:42:00Z | Launch success | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-09-05T15:33:00Z | Liftoff | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-09-05T12:03:00Z | New T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-09-04T18:33:00Z | Weather is 75% favorable for launch, trending towards 60% at the end of the window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-09-04T17:13:00Z | Tweaked launch window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-09-04T16:09:00Z | Tweaked new launch window for September 5. | |
| [](/# MC // row 7) 2024-09-04T16:07:00Z | Launch scrubbed, due to bad recovery weather. | |
| [](/# MC // row 8) 2024-09-04T15:58:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started | |
| [](/# MC // row 9) 2024-09-04T13:49:00Z | New T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 10) 2024-09-04T11:11:00Z | Now targeting Sep 04 at 16:55 UTC | |
| [](/# MC // row 11) 2024-09-04T04:34:14Z | Launch time is accurate to the second. | |
| [](/# MC // row 12) 2024-09-04T02:50:29Z | Tweaked T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 13) 2024-09-04T02:13:29Z | GO for launch. |
[](/# MC // section viewing)
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | X |
[](/# MC // section stats)
Stats
☑️ 401st SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 347th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 91st landing on JRTI
☑️ 17th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 88th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 42nd launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 7:50:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
[](/# MC // section mission)
Launch Weather Forecast
Forecast currently unavailable
[](/# MC // section landing)
[](/# MC // section resources)
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12:59 UTC
How To Prevent Raptors From Destroying Superheavy Pt.2
23:40 UTC
r/SpaceX Thread Index and General Discussion [September 2024, #118]
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00:02 UTC
r/SpaceX Starlink 8-10 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
[](/# MC // section intro)
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 8-10 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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[](/# MC // AUTO)
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 31 2024, 07:43:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 31 2024, 03:43:00 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 31 2024, 05:39:00 - Aug 31 2024, 09:39:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 8-10 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 85% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1069-18 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1069 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 18th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
[](/# MC // section events)
Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T--1d 0h 3m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-08-31T09:07:44Z | Launch success. | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-08-31T07:43:25Z | Liftoff. | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-08-31T07:34:46Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-08-31T06:45:39Z | Unofficial Webcast by Spaceflight Now has started | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-08-31T01:30:50Z | GO for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-08-31T00:58:18Z | Weather 85% | |
| [](/# MC // row 7) 2024-08-25T17:11:29Z | Rescheduled for NET August 31 per NOTAMs F3061/24. | |
| [](/# MC // row 8) 2024-08-17T01:57:41Z | NET August 27. | |
| [](/# MC // row 9) 2024-03-08T05:28:49Z | Adding launch. |
[](/# MC // section viewing)
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast |
[](/# MC // section stats)
Stats
☑️ 399th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 345th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 90th landing on JRTI
☑️ 15th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 86th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 41st launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 2 days, 23:55:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
[](/# MC // section mission)
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05:43 UTC
Starlink 8-6 escapes the clutches of flying giant before streaking off to orbit
08:59 UTC
r/SpaceX Polaris Dawn Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Polaris Dawn Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | Sep 10 2024, 09:23:49 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Sep 10 2024, 05:23:49 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Sep 10 2024, 07:38:00 - Sep 10 2024, 11:09:00 |
| Payload | Polaris Dawn |
| Customer | |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 80% GO (Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation) |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1083-4 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1083 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 4th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Spacecraft Onboard
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon 2 |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | C207 |
| Destination | Low Earth Orbit |
| Flights | 3 |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Landing | The Crew Dragon spacecraft will splash down in the Atlantic Ocean carrying 4 passengers. |
| Capabilities | Crew Flights to ISS or Low Earth Orbit |
Details
Crew Dragon 2 is capable of lifting four astronauts, or a combination of crew and cargo to and from low Earth orbit. Its heat shield is designed to withstand Earth re-entry velocities from Lunar and Martian spaceflights.
History
Crew Dragon 2 is a spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company based in Hawthorne, California. Dragon is launched into space by the SpaceX Falcon 9 two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. It is one of two American Spacecraft being develeoped capable of lifting American Astronauts to the International Space Station.
The first crewed flight, launched on 30 May 2020 on a Falcon 9 rocket, and carried NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station in the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the US since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011, and the first ever operated by a commercial provider.
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Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T--1d 0h 2m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-09-10T09:41:00Z | Launch success. | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-09-10T09:24:00Z | Liftoff. | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-09-10T08:26:00Z | Updated launch weather predictions. | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-09-10T08:07:00Z | Updated launch weather predictions. | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-09-10T06:57:00Z | New T-0 due to weather. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-09-10T04:31:00Z | Tweaked T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 7) 2024-09-10T04:01:00Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started | |
| [](/# MC // row 8) 2024-09-10T03:20:00Z | GO for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 9) 2024-09-09T16:21:00Z | Weather is 40% favorable for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 10) 2024-09-08T15:54:00Z | NET September 10 per marine navigation warnings. | |
| [](/# MC // row 11) 2024-09-05T18:43:00Z | NET September 9 per marine navigation warnings. | |
| [](/# MC // row 12) 2024-09-04T18:38:00Z | NET September 7. | |
| [](/# MC // row 13) 2024-09-03T13:31:39Z | NET September 6 per NOTAMs B0713/24. | |
| [](/# MC // row 14) 2024-08-31T09:23:14Z | NET September 4. | |
| [](/# MC // row 15) 2024-08-30T01:45:14Z | Launch delayed pending favourable nominal mission splashdown weather conditions. | |
| [](/# MC // row 16) 2024-08-29T14:23:50Z | NET August 31 per NOTAMs. | |
| [](/# MC // row 17) 2024-08-28T02:13:58Z | NET August 30 due to unfavorable weather at Dragon abort/nominal landing sites. | |
| [](/# MC // row 18) 2024-08-27T07:26:34Z | Weather is 85% favorable for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 19) 2024-08-27T00:33:25Z | 24 hours slip due to ground equipment helium leakage. | |
| [](/# MC // row 20) 2024-08-26T08:01:27Z | Weather 80% | |
| [](/# MC // row 21) 2024-08-23T00:47:45Z | Tweaked launch window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 22) 2024-08-21T23:37:42Z | GO for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 23) 2024-08-19T17:00:55Z | GO for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 24) 2024-08-16T06:03:23Z | Tweaked launch window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 25) 2024-08-10T01:29:19Z | Adding tentative launch window. | |
| [](/# MC // row 26) 2024-08-07T19:05:18Z | Targeting August 26th | |
| [](/# MC // row 27) 2024-07-24T03:11:55Z | NET August. | |
| [](/# MC // row 28) 2024-07-12T14:47:55Z | Reverting to TBD July pending completion of the investigation into the Starlink Group 9-3 second engine failure | |
| [](/# MC // row 29) 2024-07-09T04:52:34Z | Switch in launch pad. | |
| [](/# MC // row 30) 2024-07-03T17:02:29Z | NET July 31. | |
| [](/# MC // row 31) 2024-06-22T19:19:53Z | NET mid-July. | |
| [](/# MC // row 32) 2024-06-07T23:15:08Z | NET July 12 | |
| [](/# MC // row 33) 2024-05-09T23:51:54Z | NET 2nd half of June. | |
| [](/# MC // row 34) 2024-02-08T23:56:31Z | NET summer 2024. | |
| [](/# MC // row 35) 2023-12-09T17:32:27Z | NET April 2024. | |
| [](/# MC // row 36) 2023-09-14T13:23:03Z | NET Q1 2024. | |
| [](/# MC // row 37) 2023-07-03T01:04:25Z | NET Q4 2023 | |
| [](/# MC // row 38) 2023-05-07T03:29:14Z | NET late summer 2023. | |
| [](/# MC // row 39) 2022-09-20T16:17:38Z | NET March 2023 | |
| [](/# MC // row 40) 2022-08-02T17:08:51Z | NET December 2022 | |
| [](/# MC // row 41) 2022-02-14T16:28:17Z | NET November | |
| [](/# MC // row 42) 2022-02-14T13:31:14Z | Adding Polaris Dawn, the first mission of the privately-funded Polaris program. |
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Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | X |
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Stats
☑️ 402nd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 348th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 92nd landing on JRTI
☑️ 18th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 90th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 17th launch from LC-39A this year
☑️ 28 days, 22:46:49 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
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Launch Weather Forecast
Forecast currently unavailable
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Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
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Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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07:43 UTC
r/SpaceX Starlink 8-6 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 8-6 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 28 2024, 07:48:00 |
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| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 28 2024, 03:48:00 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 28 2024, 05:50:00 - Aug 28 2024, 09:50:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 8-6 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1062-23 |
| Landing | B1062 tipped over at touchdown during its 23rd landing attempt. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
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Timeline
| Time | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| [](/# MC // row 0) T--1d 0h 0m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API | |
| [](/# MC // row 1) 2024-08-28T08:55:01Z | Launch success | |
| [](/# MC // row 2) 2024-08-28T07:48:19Z | Liftoff! | |
| [](/# MC // row 3) 2024-08-28T07:39:20Z | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started | |
| [](/# MC // row 4) 2024-08-28T05:56:10Z | New T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 5) 2024-08-28T02:50:31Z | GO for launch. | |
| [](/# MC // row 6) 2024-08-26T17:50:47Z | Tweaked T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 7) 2024-08-26T17:46:25Z | NET August 28. | |
| [](/# MC // row 8) 2024-08-26T02:34:14Z | Tweaked T-0. | |
| [](/# MC // row 9) 2024-08-24T19:44:54Z | Updating window to match launch opportunities | |
| [](/# MC // row 10) 2024-08-24T02:21:16Z | Reverted back to NET August 27. | |
| [](/# MC // row 11) 2024-08-22T02:01:13Z | NET August 28. | |
| [](/# MC // row 12) 2024-08-21T16:01:11Z | NET August 27. | |
| [](/# MC // row 13) 2024-08-20T16:50:08Z | NET August 24. | |
| [](/# MC // row 14) 2024-08-19T02:16:53Z | Moved up to August 23. | |
| [](/# MC // row 15) 2024-08-18T00:46:26Z | Targeting NET August 24 per NOTAMs F2970/24. |
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Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Re-stream | SPACE AFFAIRS |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast |
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Stats
☑️ 397th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 343rd Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 81st landing on ASOG
☑️ 13th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 85th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 40th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 7 days, 18:28:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
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Launch Weather Forecast
Forecast currently unavailable
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Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
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Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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06:23 UTC
[NASA New Conference] Nelson: Butch and Sunni returning on Dragon Crew 9, Starliner returning uncrewed.
17:13 UTC
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